This volume analyzes the economies of Russia and other post-Soviet states. It offers a comparison of their economic progress, highlighting the differences and similarities between them. This book is useful for students, professors, and businessmen.
This book discusses track access charging with regard to rail freight competitiveness. It addresses the costs incurred, the impact of traffic volume, market response, and the influence of transport policy, appealing to infrastructure managers seeking to shift freight to railways.
Democracy and Economy
This history of democracy uses modern economics and political sciences to explain why the system was created and how it evolves. It analyses why democracy requires strong economic structures, with case studies from Ancient Greece to the EU.
This book evaluates financial behaviour in the new economy. As changing technology alters consumer habits, businesses must use innovative methods to survive tough competition and influence financial decisions.
CARICOM nations are among the first affected by climate change, despite low emissions. This book explores policy actions they can implement to build resilience in the post-Paris Agreement era, covering climate finance, coastal adaptation, and loss and damage.
The rise of the sharing economy is disrupting industries and challenging institutions. This volume brings together research from a wide variety of disciplines, providing a coherent and comprehensive overview of this major global phenomenon.
This book explores the history of Econophysics for the lay-reader. It traces the emergence of the field, from the philosophers and scientists who contributed, to the institutions, books, and conferences that nurtured the subject.
Under Basel III, managing capital buffers is crucial for financial stability. This book departs from previous studies through its unique focus on developing countries and their assessment of the behavior of capital and risk.
How do we manage the challenges confronting cities? This volume brings together international experts to provide stimulating new ideas and successful examples of tools being used worldwide to make the places we call home more liveable and sustainable.
The United Nations System
This introduction to the United Nations covers its purposes, history, and structure. The volume examines the UN’s work through two major sections: by topic, including development, peace, and security; and by geographical region, from Africa and the Americas to Asia and Europe.
This book outlines international business transactions and their associated risks. It details financing mechanisms for the international sale of goods and overseas construction projects, covering documentary credit, project finance, syndicated loans, and export credit insurance.
Why do public sector digital projects fail while private companies like Amazon flourish? This book draws on eight years of developing technology for health and social care to reveal what separates success from failure, and why our public services remain rooted in the past.
The Efficiency and Productivity of Indian Pharmaceutical Companies
This book evaluates the Indian pharmaceutical industry, highlighting the government’s role in its growth from non-existence before the 1970s to one of the largest in the world. It provides an understanding of productivity and efficiency for health administrators and economists.
Healthcare Facilities in Developing Countries
This book is an in-depth investigation of healthcare facilities in Mau district, India. Based on a survey of 680 households, it analyzes variations in their availability, accessibility, and affordability, and the link between socio-economic status and utilization patterns.
The Stock Market Boom and Crash of 1929 Was Not a Bubble
After the 1929 crash, Yale Professor Irving Fisher argued the boom was warranted. While his view was dismissed in favor of “irrational exuberance,” this book shows why Fisher was right, pointing to the Smoot-Hawley Tariff as the cause of both the boom and the crash.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is a tool for poverty reduction, but attracting it is not the end. This book argues a nation’s absorption capacity is paramount, exploring the ‘Vicious-Circle of Poverty’ and providing new frameworks for plausible poverty reduction approaches.
This readable, non-technical collection offers a comprehensive guide to international economics and macroeconomics. Explore pressing topics from Industry 4.0 and immigration to productivity and monetary policy.
Integrated Marketing Communication
A valuable resource for students, academics, and practitioners of integrated marketing communication (IMC). It details the principles and practices of IMC before presenting a step-by-step process for preparing and executing a plan for any given brand.
East vs. West
This book explores international development, contrasting Eastern and Western experiences. It examines China’s economic rise and India’s architectural journey to show how innovation influences our lives, offering clarity on the directions still to be taken.
This book argues that to achieve sustainable development, developing countries must revamp their financial systems. The failure to grow is often caused by investors’ inability to access capital. Modernizing financial sectors can make resources available and industrialize growth.